New material lights up when detecting explosives

Thursday, February 4, 2016 - 13:13 in Physics & Chemistry

Scientists have created a material which turns fluorescent if there are molecules from explosives in the vicinity. The discovery could improve e.g. airport security - and also it gives us an insight into a rather chaotic micro-world where molecules and atoms constantly are responding to their surroundings.

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